For the former township with the same name in which this village is located, see Cumberland, Ontario

Cumberland, Ontario

Cumberland was a township in eastern Ontario, Canada, that existed from 1800 to 1999, when it was incorporated as the City of Cumberland. It ceased to be a separate municipality in 2001, when it was amalgamated into the city of Ottawa.-History:...

. For other uses, see Cumberland (disambiguation)

Cumberland (disambiguation)

Cumberland is one of the historic counties of England.Cumberland may also refer to:- Places :In Australia:* Cumberland County, New South Wales, containing most of the Sydney metropolitan area...

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Cumberland is a large village

Village

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 on the Ottawa River

Ottawa River

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 in eastern Ontario

Ontario

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, Canada

Canada

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, in the city of Ottawa

Ottawa

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. It was part of the historic Township of Cumberland, and was originally part of Russell County

Prescott and Russell United Counties, Ontario

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, joining the Region of Ottawa-Carleton in the 1960s. In 1999, the township became the short lived City of Cumberland

Cumberland, Ontario

Cumberland was a township in eastern Ontario, Canada, that existed from 1800 to 1999, when it was incorporated as the City of Cumberland. It ceased to be a separate municipality in 2001, when it was amalgamated into the city of Ottawa.-History:...

which amalgmated into the City of Ottawa in 2001. While the community of Cumberland was located in the City of Cumberland, it only made up a small percentage of the population of the city. Population: 2,647 (2001).